[AT] Rubber seat bushings for D-14 seat, now Cub Cadet

[Ken Knierim]

Danny,
    the issue with the ignition would be my first question. Many
engine problems are blamed on carburetors when the problem is actually
a weak coil or condenser heating up. And since they normally aren't
where you can get to them (under a flywheel on small engines) they are
hard to catch.
     You might check with a spark plug. If you're only getting an
orange spark when it's hot (key point; most electrical stuff shows up
when it's hotter) you should take a good hard look at fixing that. It
should be a nice blue spark.

Also, is it worse during the hot part of the day and better in the
morning when its cooler?

The other way to look at it is: if the fuel level affects things and
it runs better when the tank is more full, then it might be a piece of
junk in something or a cracked fuel line or some other fuel system
ailment. But if it tracks temperature more closely, look at the
ignition. The choke can actually mislead you because the richer
mixture will many times light easier (with less voltage on the spark).

Just my $0.02

Ken in AZ

On 6/20/07, Danny Tabor <dannytabor2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Last year my father had purchased a Cub Cadet LT1045
> from Tractor Supply. The darn thing ran good even
> through the winter up until about the second grass
> cutting this year. Now it runs fine for any where from
> 10 minutes to a half hour until it starts acting as if
> its vapor locking.
> Since it started acting up I have switched to higher
> octane gas with no improvement. Dad has called TSC
> because it is under warrantee, however typical TSC
> they can't get it looked at until December. (I've had
> trouble with TSC in the past. so thats a bit of a sore
> subject)
> I personally don't think the tractor is vapor locking.
> The fella from TSC my father talked with said they've
> had problems with the ignitions on this model. I can't
> see that as the problem either.
>        I had also put a post up about this on YT
> because as I had there this stinking thing is driving
> me nuts!
>
> Danny Tabor
>
>
>
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